The latest episode of Trail Balloon is live. Before Political Wire — in the very early days of the internet — there was Political Insider. Meanwhile, an economic civil war has […]
Author: Taegan Goddard
Bonus Quote of the Day
“This is the best time to do it.”
— House Budget Committee chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), quoted by MSNBC, on forcing a debt ceiling crisis.
Trump’s Attorney Has Testified Before Grand Jury
A top attorney for former President Donald Trump gave previously undisclosed testimony before a grand jury late last year regarding efforts by Trump’s team to locate any classified documents that […]
Fight Over Parental Rights Hits the House Floor
“House Republicans are set to pass a bill Friday that would guarantee parents access to information about their children’s public education, fulfilling a midterm promise the lawmakers hope will excite […]
Trump Inquiries Present a Stress Test for Justice
New York Times: “Even in the absence so far of any charges against Mr. Trump, political polarization runs so deep, and mistrust of federal law enforcement is so ingrained on […]
DeSantis Shows His Weakness
“He hasn’t declared his candidacy yet — but some Republicans fear that their non-Trump savior is showing signs of faltering,” Politico reports. “DeSantis was compelled to reverse course on his […]
China Threatens Consequences Over U.S. Warship
“China threatened ‘serious consequences’ Friday after the U.S. Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in […]
Iran Drone Kills U.S. Worker in Syria
“A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said. American forces said they […]
TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend Rally
“Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s much-anticipated testimony in the United States House of Representatives today, the embattled tech firm conducted a full-court press on Capitol Hill. This included […]
Court Action Suggests Peril for Trump in Documents Probe
“The behind-the-scenes legal fight over obtaining evidence from a lawyer who represented former President Donald Trump in the investigation into his handling of classified documents has brought into sharper view […]